Improvement in fttmping-affaratus



To all` whom it may concern.-

" Be it known that I, DAVID SroNnn, of Canton,r

,q Sta-rk county, Ohio, have invented certain new` and r useful Improvements in Pumping Apparatus; 'and I `do herebyv declare that the r o and exactdescription of my invention, reference being Shad to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, o which drawingr pump; andi,

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,r n Fo "n" `The Schedule referred to in' theseLetters Patent and making part qf the same following is a full, clear,

Figure 11 is a plan ot' my apparatus. Figure 2i is a side view of the same. Figure 3`is a section of water-leven l `My invention relates to` thenovel construction of.

apparatus for operating pumps for furnishing` water for domesti {o1-'farming purposes, (where a small but l constant sipply of water is requirerh) byA means of water power locatedwvithin a moderate distance ofthe It consists in the combination of` a vibrating counfter-weighted water-lever with artraiu `of rock-levers,

tension-wire, and connecting link, and a weighted fpump-lever, the several parts being so arranged that the waterlfurnlshing the power` causes a vibration of the water-lever, which vibration, in connection With the action of the weight on the pumplever, imparts t l fthe necessary movement to the ypump-lever, and thus 4ei'ects the required pumping, whereby I obtain a verycheap and simple apparatus, any location where'a small water power can be had withina mile or`more of the pump,rand which will `save a greatamouut of work for the farmer, as it is specially adapted to pumping water for stock and other which can `be `applied in like purposes. l

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I wll'proceedto describe its constructionand operation. l

The pump A, representedin the drawing, is of anA ordinary form, and isprovided with the pivoted pump- `lever B, the end B of which is extended out on the a 3 side of the pump next the pumping apparatus, and L has the holes a a formed in it,y by which the weight C f can be secured to it, as shown. a

y y l The post F is fixed in the ground (which is repre- `sented by the platform U) near the-,pump A, and the bent rock-lever E E is pivoted by a bolt, b, to the head of this post. l y

r The connecting link D is pivoted to the eudB' of e `tlrepump-lever* and to the arm ofthe roek-levcr E E, as shown in figs. 1 and 2.

" The tension-wire G extends from `the other arm of jthe rocklever E E to the arm of the rock-lever vJ J,

l which is pivoted ona bolt, d, at the head of a post, i `K, which is fixed in the ground near the pumping apparatus. t Thewater-lever M P R" consists oi `the side pieces S S, between which are formed the counter-weight box I?A and the water-bex R, as shown in ligsidl and 3.

The arm Mis secured to the rear ofthe box Rand is connected, by a rod, L, to the arm of the rock-lever J J, as shown in fig. 2, and the pivots c c are xedin the `side pieces S S, and work in boxes in the framepieces N N, as shown in ig's. l and 2.

The cross-section of the box .Itis of a triangular form, as shown in iig. 3, and, the bottom piece T is made in a concave form, as shown, the object being to hold the water in the box until the lever has fully completed its vibration, and then to allow a complete emptying-ot' the box, so as to have little or no water to .lift in theopposite vibration ofthe water-Jever.

The water furnishing the power is broughtonto the water-box R bymeans of a pipe or penstock, O, as

vindicated in lig. 2.

Now, to adjust the machine foi" ope-ration, the counter-weight box P is illed with stone, or other heavy material, `untilit has sufiicientweight to nearly counter-balance the water-box R when filled with water.

The weight C is then so adjusted on the end B. of the pump-lever as to have suiiioient power to force down'therpump-piston `and to draw back the train D E E Gr J J L, when the water-leverfli P R` is tilted by the filling of the water-box R.

If theparts are supposed to be in the positions shownby full lines in drawing, and the water be let ou through the penstock O, it is evident -that as soon as the water-box R' is filled with water, the water-lever l M I R will begin to turn on the pivots ec, audweight C on the pump-lever B will at the same time t cornmence to fall, and the movement of the weight O, in connect-ion with. the tendency of the water-box R to retain the water, by reason of its curved bottom T, will cause these movements to continue until the parts are brought into the positions indicated by dotted lines in fig. 2. o

lVhen the parts have assumed this position, it is evident that all the water will be discharged fronr the water-box R; consequently the counter-weight box 1J can then act to turn the water-lever M l? R back to' its rst position, which will draw b ack the train L` J `J G E E D, thns raising the pump-leverB and efectingone stroke of the pump-piston.

Fromy the foregoing description, it is readily seen that all the strains on the wire G are tensional strains,

hconsequently it need have no compressive capacity, and can be carried over hills and around corners for almost any desired distance in a manner similar to that used in bell-hanging for hotels or houses.

Wherethere is a long stretch of straight wire, it is conveniently supported, at intermediate points, by

menne of a. straight; arm, H, which is pivotedon a bolt, c, at the head of e post, I, which is fixed in the ground nt; the desired point.

Having thus fully described my improved apparatus,

flint Iicinim therein as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is--' The combination of the vibrating water-lever P R,

consisting of the counter-weight boxP and water-box Y 1i., with curved bottom T, arm M, rod L, rock-lever J J, tension-wire G, rook-lever E E, link D, and pumplever B, with back-weight C, the several parts being arranged and operating in the manner and for the purpose specified.

As evidence of the foregoing, witness my hand this 17th day of February, A. D. 1870.

DAVID STONER Witnesses:

J 0B ABBOTT, ANDREW CHOFFIN. 

